After a couple of nights of wild card action, the “real” playoffs get going on Thursday night. Not to take anything away from the teams who competed in those games, of course - except for the Yankees, because screw those guys forever - but it’s just not the same until you get to at least a best of five series.
Weird things can still happen in a best of five or best of seven and the lesser team can end up winning. It’s just a less likely outcome. I find the drama more interesting when it’s spread over a week rather than condensed into one night.